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  1. 2 minutes ago, Walden Ponderer said:

    I am way less concerned with perception than I am with only signing guys who can win. Who gives a fuck about aggy?

    Couldn't agree more.  There's no question we need to do quite a bit better in-state next year, but that's about ensuring we get the best talent as opposed to any comparison to another school.

  2. Just now, Machinator said:

    Green didn't get much PT because he was behind a redshirt freshman and an early enrollee, and we had two senior starters.

    Agreed.  Just saying unlike Cook, he won't have a significant experience advantage and won't have a physical skill advantage either.  And that's a testament to them both because they're both ridiculous athletes.  In the end, I think Cook, Green and Watson are the three deep when the season starts.  Who starts isn't all that important as long as they're effective.

  3. Just now, Fud said:

    Not arguing with you here, but Watson's ranking isn't sent in stone, and is probably getting a considerable bump over the next few weeks

    I don't think he's showing up and starting over Green, like the other poster posited 

    To be clear, that's not what I posited.  Just pointed out Watson was an equal physical talent and Green didn't get much PT at CB this year.  I think it's far from given Green will be the starter.

  4. 1 minute ago, nycHorn said:


    I would hope that Rising would be #2 on depth chart.

    Same.  From a talent acquisition standpoint and wanting to have the most talented roster we can, I'd rather have Rising stick.  But one way or the other we need Buechele or Rising here to backup Sam.  I really don't want the backups being Thompson/Johnson.

  5. 2 minutes ago, Spider2YBanana said:

    Have you seen his hudl? He runs past defenders like Jamaal. I'm not the only person that's made this observation.

    It was hyperbole when others said it as well.  Jamaal was a different dude from the jump.  Way more sudden and instinctual than what I see on Brown's film  And that's not a knock on Brown at all.  Doesn't JC still lead the NFL in career avg per carry?  He was a ridiculous talent.

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    4 minutes ago, Spider2YBanana said:

    I don't think we truly have RB issues. As someone pointed out, we have Ingram, brown, and Whittington can play RB if need be. And then we have Young to bully people on passing downs. Next year we'll need 2 RB's (Evans and whomever).

    We need another for this year, preferably a grad transfer.  Ingram is the only known quantity.  Brown should be a reasonable option to take the load off Ingram.  Whittington would be more of a wildcat, specialty guy.  That's way too thin at a position that gets pretty beat up.

  7. 2 minutes ago, Machinator said:

    So we have an old-fashioned source-off on Buechele.

    CTJ is saying he's transferring (destination SMU).

    Chip Brown says he's transferring, destination unknown.

    Justin Wells says he's staying. Wells also says Brandon Jones will stay (and I do trust him on this one).

    Hope Wells is correct on Jones.  Given the youth in our secondary we really need his leadership/experience next year.  As for Buechele, he's earned the right to do whatever makes him happy and still garner the respect of the fan-base.  Class act.

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  8. 3 minutes ago, irishtexan said:

    Jalen Green was 247's number one rated player in the State of Texas, and was ranked 47 in the composite. Watson is an exciting prospect, but he's in the mid-100s in the composite and is ranked as the number 266 player by 247 (although it sounds like he's going to jump up a bit in the final rankings) Green was a more touted prospect than Watson be nearly everyone. I'm not saying Watson won't be a better player than Green. But we do this every year with new recruits, penciling them in to start over guys that were more highly ranked and have already been in the system for a year or two. Recency bias. 

    I didn't pencil in Watson to start over Green.  Just pointed out that Green got zero playing time at CB this year and Watson is an equally talented CB in terms of physical skill.  Maybe moreso.  Had Green been a EE and Cook wasn't, I'd imagine we'd be talking about whether Cook could nail down a spot against Watson.  It'll be interesting to see how it shakes out.

  9. 1 minute ago, Newy25 said:

    I did not list CB or OL spots as up for grabs because we know who is likely to fill those spots already. Same for TE. 

    Cook likely has one CB spot nailed down.  Most feel J. Green has more natural talent and is the likely starter at the other corner.  But he got very little playing time and I'm not sure he's more talented than K. Watson.  To me, at least one CB is very much up for grabs.  On the O-Line, we got three spots to fill and a number of developmental guys.  T Johnson might be able to come in as a EE and nail down one of those spots.  I think he's the most talented OL we have on the roster at this point.

  10. 6 minutes ago, Gene Parmesan said:

    Has there ever been an amazing athlete that wasn't raw, or an incredibly polished guy that wasn't slow?

    Too many to name...  Amon-Ra St Brown immediately comes to mind.  Amazing athlete, wasn't raw, very polished and definitely not slow.  

  11. 1 minute ago, thepop said:

    Ah yeah, didn't think about special teams. Point stands though. Those 2 guys will be starting for the next 3 years.

    Well, one of them for sure.  Do agree with your overall premise.  Roster management is much, much better as is our recruiting/evaluation.  We're still a year away in my view, but it's going to be much harder for a true freshman to come in and make major waves.  And that's great news.

  12. Just now, Newy25 said:

    I hope we have been doing a better job with our roster to the point where none of these freshman need to be day 1 starters. We have one receiver slot on offense up for grabs and two linebacker spots. Just based on that Floyd has the best chance to be a day 1 starter but I still think he will just be in the rotation. 

    Agreed.  We also have a couple CB spots in play as well as a few OL spots.  If we're going to have a freshman phenom this year I suspect it will be Whittington for the reasons mentioned previously.  He has a massive opportunity and he's coming in early.  Other positions there's a ton of competition already on campus or in the same recruiting class.  D. Brown might be another, but I'm not completely sold there.

  13. 2 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

    Well, it's hard to shake the raw label when damn near every report that came out of his all star game was "Raw" and "amazing athlete but needs a lot of work to maximize his potential," etc. 

    And then you watch the game and see very inconsistent play.  On some plays his athleticism on full display and others his lack of experience leading to TDs by the opposition.  He's a fabulous talent and has a chance to be a special player.  Luckily, we don't need him to start for us and he should have proper time to develop.

  14. 14 minutes ago, BigBenBamboozle said:

    It’s clear to our fans, regardless of rankings, Texas is getting Day One game changers in Smith, Whittington, Brown, Floyd, and Owens. 

    You add in Washington, TJohnson, Roshon, KWatson, and developmental guys like Warren, Sweat, Hookfin, and Mpagi, and this is starting to look like a competitive playoff roster.

    Pretty incredible what Herman has achieved in two years, and what CDC has done in one. 🤘🏻

    Don't think Owens is going to be a game changer day one.  Supremely talented and also supremely raw.  Plus, he's got a number of extremely talented safeties in front of him.  Derrian Brown will see a good bit of playing time out of necessity, but I don't see him as a game changer.  Hope I'm wrong on that one.  I actually think T Johnson has a chance to start from day 1.  We don't have many guys like him on the roster and he is a EE.  He's got a chance to lock down a spot by the end of spring.

  15. 2 minutes ago, satyanash said:

    Think it's already on the wall at this point. If Twitter follows are any indication, the staff is certainly acting like we need to fill an OT spot regardless.

    Hate to miss out on a true talent, but he is full of drama and maybe not the best fit long term.  It'll be interesting to see if A$M puts on the full court press.  They appear to be pretty tight on numbers.

  16. 5 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

    Didn't aTm have one of those last cycle?

    No clue, I just know it's rare.  Saw a tweet from Shep a couple days ago where he was imploring people to text him directly to find out his OV plans and not his trainer/mentors.  Not sure what's up, but sounds like something w/FWK might not be going well.  Regardless, if he doesn't have concrete plans to officially visit us, but does A$M, 'Bama and UGa, the handwriting is more than on the wall on this one.

  17. 9 minutes ago, thepop said:

    Maybe i'm wrong but I would actually trust FWK's words over Shephard's regarding visits. If FWK says he is visiting, he probably will.

    When was the last time a recruit signed with a school they never officially visited?  

  18. 5 minutes ago, Hiphopopotamos said:

     

     

     

    While that would be a great hire to replace Orlando, I'm not sure why Aranda would do it.  Yes i know he and Herman are long-time friends - but isn't Aranda waiting for either a HC gig or a NFL call up?  He's already the highest paid assistant in college - would we really top that?

    My take as well.  I'm sure TH would give it a shot, but I can't imagine Arranda would bite.  More than likely use the interest to get another bump.

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